41. Islamic Arts --  Encyclopædia Britannica Painting. Mughal art. islamic art under European influence and contemporary trends; To cite this page MLA style islamic arts. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109482

42. Islamic Art islamic art images Carpets based on designs of Miro, Kandinsky and more click here! Carpets based on designs of Miro, Kandinsky and more - click here! http://www.artchive.com/artchive/I/islamic.html

43. Iransaga - Introduction To Islamic Art INTRODUCTION TO islamic art. http://www.art-arena.com/islamic.htm

Persian Art Through The Centuries INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ART The Abbassid Period The Arab conquest in the 7 th century AD brought Persia into the Islamic community; however, it was in Persia that the new movement in Islamic art met its severest test. Contact with a people of high artistic achievement and ancient culture made a deep impression on the conquering Moslems. When the Abbasids made Baghdad their capital (near the former capital of the Sassanian rulers), a vast stream of Persian influences came pouring in. The caliphs accepted the Old Persian culture; a policy also followed at the courts of the relatively independent local principalities (The Samanids, The Buwayhids etc.), which led to a conscious revival of Persian traditions in art and literature. Wherever possible, the cultural inheritance of Persian art was infused with new life, and customs thoroughly foreign to Islam were retained or newly introduced. Islamic art (paintings, metalwork etc.) was heavily influenced by Sassanian methods and Persian vaulting techniques were adopted in Islamic architecture. Few secular buildings of the early period have survived, but judging from the remains it is probable that they retained many features of the Sassanian palaces, such as the "domed audience chamber" and "the ground plan arranged around a central court". The main change that this period brought to the development of art was to restrict the depiction of lifelike portraits, or true-life representations of historical events.

44. Iransaga - A History Of Persian Art Through The Centuries 3. THE SASSANIANS. 4. THE SASSANIANS CONTD. PART 3. 1. INTRODUCTION TO islamic art. 2. THE ABBASSID PERIOD. 3. THE SAMANIDS. 4. THE GHAZNAVIDS. 5. THE SELJUKS. PART 4. http://www.art-arena.com/hpart.html

Persian Art Through The Centuries The long prehistoric period in Iran, is known to us mostly from excavation work carried out in a few key sites, which has led to a chronology of distinct periods, each one characterised by the development of certain types of pottery, artefacts and architecture. Pottery is one of the oldest Persian art forms, and examples have been unearthed from burial mounds (Tappeh), dating back from the 5 th millennium BC. The "Animal style" which uses decorative animal motifs is very strong in the Persian culture first appearing in pottery, reappearing much later in the Luristan bronzes and again in Scythian art. During the Achaemenian and Sassanian periods, metal-work continued its ornamental development. Some of the most beautiful examples of metal-ware are gilded silver cups and dishes decorated with royal hunting scenes from the Sassanian Dynasty. The earliest known distinctive style of Persian painting dates back to the Seljuk period, which is often referred to as the "Baghdad School". Early painting was mainly used to decorate manuscripts and versions of the Holy Koran, though some 13 th century pottery found near Tehran indicates an early, unique Persian style of art. During the Mongol period, paintings were used to decorate all sorts of books.

45. NM's Creative Impulse..Byzantium Students visit this site. islamic art. ArtLex on Islam and islamic art many nice examples of different media, period as well as location. http://history.evansville.net/byzantiu.html

NM's Creative Impulse The Development of Western Civilization World History Byzantine and Islamic Worlds Contents Introduction History Byzantium People ... Search or look it up in the Encyclopedia Britannica Contact Information Introduction After the split, the West Roman Empire fell in AD 476, but the East Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire, lasted another one thousand years. It influenced the development of much of Eastern Europe and became a repository of all of the Classical learning, keeping it safe until Medieval Europe was ready for the Renaissance. During the seventh century, the religion of Islam arose in the Middle East and within a hundred years, its followers had built an empire larger than the Roman Empire at its height. The Islamic civilization drew on the rich heritage of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Persian and Indian cultures. Back to Top Hist ory Byzantine History People Byzantine Saints list of links from The Internet Medieval Sourcebook The Chronological List of Popes from New Advent a long list with links to bios Complete List of Emperors - from Coins and History of Byzantium chronological list of Byzantine Emperors linked to short bios and coins minted during their reigns De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors - entire listing divided into Eastern and Western ....many are linked to bios

46. Arts Of The Islamic World | Freer And Sackler Galleries The phrases “Arts of the Islamic World” and “islamic art” refer to a variety of artistic traditions that have flourished since the advent of Islam in http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/islamicHome.htm

Browse Arts of the Islamic World WHAT DEFINES "ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD"? ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD Number of objects: more than 2,200 HIGHLIGHTS Divan (Collected poems) of Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, ca. 1400; Haft Awrang Shahnama (Book of kings), one of the most important illustrated texts of the Islamic world HISTORY OF THE COLLECTION The Freer and Sackler galleries together form the national museum of Asian art for the United States. Search the Collection Use the search engine for our collections. Gallery Guide Take a Closer Look at the Arts of the Islamic World. Buy Asian Art Books Online A selection of Freer and Sackler publications, exhibition catalogues, and other scholarly works. Online Exhibitions Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones): A Royal Persian Manuscript by Jami Comments to Freer/Sackler Webmaster.

47. Historians Of Islamic Art Last update February 8, 2004. © 2003 Historians of islamic art. http://www.historiansofislamicart.org/

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48. Art ummah Islamic Calligraphy Art, Islamic Images Collection III (Yale); Islamic Image Gallery; Islamic Architecture; islamic art 6th Grade Lesson Plans; http://www.ummah.net/directory/menu/art.html

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49. MFA- The Miniatures Of The Zubdat-al-Tawarikh Turkish islamic art. The Miniatures of the Zubdat Al- Tawarikh. Source Turkish Treasures Culture /Art / Tourism Magazine, 1978. By Assoc. Prof. http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/Ext/Zubdat.html

Turkish -Islamic Art The Miniatures of the Zubdat Al- Tawarikh Source: Turkish Treasures Culture /Art / Tourism Magazine, By Assoc. Prof. Dr. G’nsel Renda, Hacettepe University, ANKARA One of the richly illustrated manuscripts of the sixteenth century is the Zubdat-al Tawarikh in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul, dedicated to Sultan Murad III in 1583. The manuscript contains forty miniatures of the finest quality reflecting the mature Ottoman court style of the latter part of the sixteenth century. Celestial map, signs of the Zodiac and lunar mansions. Adam and Eve with their twin children. In addition to the Zubdat al-Tawarikh in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Works, two other copies of Lokman's work exist in Topkap² Saray museum Library H. 1321, dated 1586, and Dublin, Chester Beatty Librar, no.414, dated 1573. The manuscript is rather large in size (64,7x41,3 cm.) with ninety-one folios and forty miniatures, twenty-three of which illustrate the stories of the prophets, five are portraits of the caliphs and the founders of the Islamic rites and the last twelve are portraits of the first twelve Ottoman sultans. The manuscript's miniatures are of great significance iconographical and stylistically leading to a deeper insight to Turkish religious art and portraiture. The large number of miniatures allotted to the stories of the prophets from the earliest

50. MFA- The Miniatures Of Matrakci Nasuh< Turkish islamic art. The Miniatures of Matrakci Nasuh. The following illustrations are in the Istanbul University Library. Plan of Tabriz. http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/Ext/matruk.html

Turkish -Islamic Art The Miniatures of Matrakci Nasuh The following illustrations are in the Istanbul University Library. Plan of Tabriz The Ottoman fleet of Toulon Plan of Tatvan Plan of Istanbul Plan of Baghdad Plan of Eskisehir

51. EgyptSites | Museum Of Islamic Art Museum of islamic art. The Museum of of Egypt s history. Visitors interested in islamic art and design should not miss this museum. http://www.egyptsites.co.uk/lower/cairo/museums/islamic/islamic.html

Home Upper Egypt Middle Egypt Lower Egypt ... Islamic Art Museum of Islamic Art The Museum of Islamic Art is one of Cairo's three main museums and houses a superb collection of antiquities from the different Islamic periods of Egypt's history. Visitors interested in Islamic art and design should not miss this museum. The objects on display have been collected from many mosques and other monuments and it has become one of the world's most important Islamic museums. The collection was originally housed in the National Library which was built in 1881. The library has since been relocated and has made more space available for the exhibits. There are artefacts from each era of Islamic rule and they are arranged either in chronological order of periods, or in subjects. There are collections of textiles, glassware, tapestries and ceramics and calligraphy from throughout the Muslim world. There are fine collections of mosque lamps, intricate mushrabiyya window screens and pulpits, inlaid metalwork and Iranian and Turkish carpets and prayer mats displayed in the 23 rooms. One of the rooms is devoted to weaponry, including medieval swords and suits of armour, another to illuminated Qur'anic manuscripts, calligraphy and books, including some 'Persian Miniatures'. The oldest of the parchment fragments dates back to the 8th century.

52. Museums In Malaysia - ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM view the impressive facilities available on four floors of the museum where there is an extensive collections of local and international islamic art objects. http://www.gtitec.com.my/museums/kliec.htm

museum malaysia museum malaysia museum malaysia museum malaysia museum malaysia museum malaysia museum malaysia museum malaysia ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM Kuala Lumpur ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM (1998) MUZIUM KESENIAN ISLAM MALAYSIA (ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM MALAYSIA) Jalan Lembah Perdana 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia +603-2274 2020, Fax: +603-2274 0529, e-mail: info@iamm.org.my Open Tuesdays to Sundays 10.00 am - 6.00pm Public Holidays 10.00 am - 6.00pm Mondays Closed Admission Adult Visitors below 18; Students of Higher Learning Institutions; Senior Citizen(Malaysian) Children below 6 - Free Free Admission to: Location In the heart of Kuala Lumpur's tourist belt amidst the lush greenery and within walking distance to the National Mosque, Birds Park and National Planetarium. How to get there Bus, taxi, train or LRT. COLLECTION/DISPLAY Click here to view the impressive facilities available on four floors of the museum where there is an extensive collections of local and international Islamic art objects. The museum also holds local and international Islamic oriented exhibitions at intervals. Recently (on the first day of Muharram 1421, Wednesday 6 Apr 2000) the Deputy Prime Minister launched a first day cover stamp on the Islamic Arts Museum.

53. ISLAMIC ART By Hicham Takache Art In Service of Islam By Hicham H. Takache. To see an image clearly, click on it. Unless specified otherwise, all the images on http://www3.sympatico.ca/hicham.takache/artgallery.htm

54. Islamic Art: Art, Architecture And The Literary World (Robert Irwin) islamic art Art, Architecture and the Literary World. Robert Irwin. The ban on representations of humans is perhaps the best known aspect of islamic art, but http://dannyreviews.com/h/Islamic_Art.html

Danny Yee's Book Reviews Subjects Titles Authors ... Latest Islamic Art: Art, Architecture and the Literary World Robert Irwin Laurence King 1997 Amazon A book review by Danny Yee Islamic Art is an illustrated history that takes a broad approach, covering architecture, crafts, and aesthetics as well as "art" in the narrow sense, and placing them within their social and historical context. It extends to around 1700, but does not cover the entire Islamic world, only the arid area from Morocco to Afghanistan. Irwin begins with Islam's inheritance from the Byzantines, the Sasanians, and pre-Islamic Arab culture; he touches on the Islamic sense of the past and aesthetic of ruins. This is followed by a rapid survey of the Islamic world and Islamic history. Mosques are central to Islamic architecture, but have by no means been static. "Minarets may now be seen as entirely characteristic of Muslim religious architecture, but the very first mosques had none." Patronage was critical, and rulers often reworked earlier buildings, making major monuments "architectural palimpsests". The ban on representations of humans is perhaps the best known aspect of Islamic art, but

55. Eastern Art Report Online: Focus On Islamic Art -- What Is Islamic Art? Top. Focus on islamic art. Suad Al Attar, Garden of Eden, 1993, oil on canvas. What is islamic art? Although widely used in art history http://www.eapgroup.com/islamic1.htm

Top Focus on Islamic Art What's New? Suad Al Attar, Garden of Eden, 1993, oil on canvas What is Islamic Art? Although widely used in art history as well as mass media, the phrase Islamic Art is more of a term of convenience than an accurate definition of the art produced through the past few centuries in lands inhabited by Muslim communities or ruled by Muslim caliphs or kings. The subject of 'contemporary Islamic art' similarly is fraught with controversy: is the art really Islamic or simply contemporary art from 'Islamic' states or countries with majority Muslim populations? Or is it art created by artists who wish to assert their Islamic/Muslim identities? Some of the best known 'Muslim/Islamic' art Mughal art from the 15 century onwards and its modern manifestations does not even come from a Muslim/Islamic country, India, though its Muslim minority is the largest in a modern political entity. Added to these problems of definition and identity is the divergence of positions assumed by or ascribed to present-day artists from Muslim communities. Like artists drawn from other denominations Jews, Buddhists and indeed Christians Muslim artists do not often wish to be seen within a religious framework. In the event these pages of Eastern Art Report Online concentrate on classical and traditional Islamic rather than 'contemporary Islamic' art. Much of the latter can be gleaned from the webpages devoted to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Iran, Turkey and the Arab world as well as contemporary European art.

56. Islamic Art The origin of islamic art has often tried to be explained through tracing it back to some precedent in Byzantine, Sassanid, Coptic or other art, yet what is http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/march02_index.php

Home l Cards l ... l Thu 10 June 2004 21 Rabee` al-Thaanee 1425 AH Theme of the Month Muslims in Britain, Sep 03 The Secret State, Jan 03 Hajj, Dec 02 Islamic Finance, Nov 02 Aids in Africa, October 02 Energy, September 02 Asylum, August 02 Central Asia, July 02 Conversion, June 02 Palestine, May 02 Muslims / West, April 02 Islamic Art, March 02 Prophethood, Feb 02 Iraq, Jan 02 Afghanistan, Dec 01 Oceanography, Nov 01 Astronomy, Oct 01 Climate Change, Sept 01 Introduction History of Islamic Art Art and Craft Calligraphy ... Books/Links Comments and suggestions, please email info@salaam.co.uk INTRODUCTION "For the contemplative man a lesson can be learned from everything." (Sufyan al-Thawri) The art of Islam is essentially a contemplative art, which aims to express above all, an encounter with the Divine Presence. The origin of Islamic art has often tried to be explained through tracing it back to some precedent in Byzantine, Sassanid, Coptic or other art, yet what is lost sight of, is the intrinsic and original unity of Islamic art and thus the 'seal' that Islam conferred on all borrowed elements. In order to understand the essence of Islamic art it is first necessary to realise the different conceptions of art itself. From the European point of view, the criterion of an artistic culture lies in its capacity to represent nature and even more in its capacity to portray man. From the Islamic point of view, on the contrary, the main scope of art is not the imitation or description of nature - the work of man will never equal the art of God - but the shaping of the human ambience. Art has to endow all the objects with which man naturally surrounds himself - a house, a fountain, a drinking vessel, a garment, a carpet - with the perfection each object can posses according to its own nature. Islamic art does not add something alien to the objects that it shapes; it merely brings out their essential qualities.

57. Islamic Art to nation and region to region, islamic artists combined their penchant for geometry with existing traditions, creating a new and distinctive islamic art. http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/march02_index.php?l=3

58. Kamat's Potpourri: The Islamic Heritage Of India - Islamic Heritage Of India integrated into the modern Indian society. Here is a picture collection on islamic arts and monuments of India. Table of Contents. http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/muslim/

more ads Islamic Heritage of India Last Updated : June 07,2004 S ome of India's most beautiful heritage is derived from the Muslims who invaded India over the centuries. While the Taj Mahal is but the most famous of them, the Islamic influence is well integrated into the modern Indian society. Here is a picture collection on Islamic arts and monuments of India. Table of Contents The Asri Mahal Library A Courtier in Akbar's Durbar Emperor Babur Interior of Amir Palace ... What Really is a Madrassah? See Also: The Sword of Tippu Sultan Biography of a 18th century Muslim ruler Paintings of the Daria-Daulat Bagh Taj Mahal in a Kamat PhotoQuilt Monuments of India When the Moguls Ruled ... ... Islamic Heritage Pictures Indian Muslims Kamat's Potpourri Timeless Theater Islamic Heritage of India ... Kamat's Potpourri Merchandise and Link Suggestions Buy Xenical, Cialis, Propecia, Reductil. - UK Pharamacy Free Fantasy Football -Fantasy football site with free live scoring. Matrimonial profiles of Indian Brides and Indian Grooms at MatriSearch.com - Indian Matrimonial site - Matrimonials Compare Insurance quotes - Compare Insurance quotes for car, life, home, travel, dental and health.

59. Moorish Art In Spain Moorish / islamic art Chronology 711756 - Period of the Umayyad Governors 756-929 - Umayyad Emirate 929-1031 - Umayyad Caliphate http://srproj.lib.calpoly.edu/projects/engl/Zapata_Liziel_L/art.htm

Moorish / Islamic Art Chronology: 711-756 - Period of the Umayyad Governors 756-929 - Umayyad Emirate 929-1031 - Umayyad Caliphate 1031-1086 - Taifa Kingdoms 1238-1492 - The Nasrid Kingdoms Characteristics: Umayyad Period The Umayyads merged elements of Hispano-Roman and Visigothic architecture with the Islamic ideas of plan, elevation, and decoration. The hallmark of this period is the construction of the Great Mosque of Cordoba. Mosque of Cordoba Arch 209 : Selected Architecture of Islam : Spain (University of Evansville) Umayyad Caliphate Art patronage became a sign of kingship and authority. Boxes of carved ivory, gilt silver, bronze animal statuary, and richly figured silks are some examples lining the inside of richly decorated palaces. Ornate marble, capitals, stucco wall panels, and marble fountains are also characteristic of this period. Capital with Inscription Game Box of the Daughter of Abd al-Rahman III Pampalona Casket Taifa Kingdoms The Taifa Kings continued to build monumental palaces and fund luxury arts. Centers of literature, music, and the opulent arts increased to other areas of the peninsula. Art displayed a particular taste for the most complex and mannered models. Box Marble Relief Panel Qur'an Manuscript Tortosa Casket Almoravid and Almohad Rules The Almoravids reacted against the extravagance of Taifa art in the beginning, but eventually succumbed to the luxury culture of al-Andalus. Art and architectue were now drawn across the Strait of Gibraltar, as artisans from the peninsula worked in Marrakesh and Fez. Architecture took on a news conservatism in plan and a decorative simplicity conveyed by stuccoed brick piers and keel-arched arcades.

60. Islamic Art & Architecture http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval/islamart.html

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